Thats it for 2021. I’ve released 2 albums during the pandemic, re-designed my live set up, and used it 3 times at live shows. Not bad really.

Four walks at Old Chapel got its fair share of attention. It got played on the radio and had a few reviews, all of which were really positive. Including, I think, this one from Blow Up, an Italian music magazine, although I haven’t had a proper translation yet and it does mention Deliveroo so who knows. That is Bob on the cover so I’m in good company.

There was a nice review from Frans de Waard in Vital Weekly

It is a most enjoyable release, of musique concrète proportions, but Powell created something quite playful. It is not about some strict rules of composition, nor does it rely too much on granular synthesis as his more serious peers would do. With Powell’s version we hear the field recordings as they were when committed to tape, we hear the cracking and rubbing upon objects, and we encounter small transformations of this, set in a more performance setting, which adds a delicate live electronics feeling to the music.

Graham Dunning played a track on his show on NTS which I was very pleased about, I had some US college radio play, Radio 3 in Spain layed a track on a late night mix, and I was supported by many friends in the UK, including Spirit of Gravity, Lost Property, and Space is the Place.

_am_ by Muster got a few good reviews and plays and we’ve sold some copies but there are plenty more available. Here’s a review by John Eyles in All About Jazz.

Heard blindfolded, one would not immediately say that the music was produced by two players, as the duo produce a rich soundscape full of variety and interest.

Given the abstract nature of my work I don’t expect lots of plays and reviews, but when I’ve spent a couple of years on a project its good to think that other people will be able to hear it.